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India Successfully Tests Surface-To-Air Missile
India on Friday test-fired a surface-to-air missile from a range in the eastern state of Orissa, defence ministry officials here said. The missile named Akash - sky in Hindi - was fired at 2:30 pmfrom the Chandipur-on-Sea testing site, 200 kilometres (125 miles) northeast of Bhubaneswar, Orissa's state capital. The official said the missile successfully hit and destroyed a flying drone. Akash was last tested in February. The 700-kilogram (1,540-pound) Akash can carry a 70 kilogram (154-pound) warhead and is capable of travelling 27 kilometres (17 miles). Akash is one of five missiles being developed by India's state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan frequently test-fire missiles they are developing for military purposes. In 1999, a year after the two sides tested nuclear weapons, they agreed to notify each other ahead of missile tests. All rights reserved. � 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse. Related Links SinoDaily Search SinoDaily Subscribe To SinoDaily Express 
Airbus Official Ridicules US Anti-Missile Proposal For Super-Jumbo
Le Bourget, France (AFP) Jun 16, 2005A US legislative proposal to equip the future Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial airliner, with anti-missile devices is "silly," a senior Airbus official said here Thursday at the Paris Air Show. |
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